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TIL the United Stated Conducted Human Experiments in Guatemala Between 1946 and 1948. Doctors Infected Soldiers, Prostitutes, Prisoners, and Mental Patients With Syphilis and Other STDs.

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LGPr TIL Four Members of the UK Parliament created a rock band in 2004. ‘MP4’, billed as “The World’s Only Parliamentary Rock Band”, have been playing together ever since.
5YmMD TIL the "Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act" allows individuals and companies to donate "in good faith" any excess food and be protected from being sued if said food causes someone to get sick etc.
N7WrM TIL curry has a longer history of being served in Britain than fish and chips, with the first Indian restaurant opening in 1809 and fish and chips only served from 1858 at the earliest.
7r5X TIL the Bedlam asylum was one of most popular tourist attractions of 18th century London. Visitors paid a penny to watch suffering inmates. Entry was free on Tuesdays.
MeJLa TIL croissant is actually from Austria and was created as a celebration of viennese bakers who screwed ottomans' siege in the 17th century, and that's why it's crescent moon-shaped